The Drill Down
589: Hovering to England
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, the White House wants to police social media speech, while the FBI pulls data from Facebook, should schools install facial recognition cameras? Crossing the English Channel via hoverboard and much, much more.
What We’re Playing With
Dwayne: DUST
Headlines
Verizon agrees to sell Tumblr to owner of Wordpress Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio ChatsAudible Book of the Week
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Hot Topics
White House proposal would have FCC and FTC police alleged social media censorship The FBI wants to build a data dragnet on Facebook School security cameras add facial recognition softwareMusic Break: Only Time by Enya
Final Word
A Tesla owner implanted the RFID chip from her Model 3’s keycard into her armThe Drill Down Video of the Week
Flying Frenchman crosses English Channel by hoverboard
Heart-pounding video of a dying drone rescue proves everything is better with Enya
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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.